Resources for Further Study

The Messiah Texts, by Raphael Patai, Avon Books

The Songs of the Servant, by Henri Blocher, InterVarsity Press

The Fifty-third Chapter of Isaiah According to the Jewish Interpreters, Ktav Publishing House, 1969

The Book of Isaiah, a three-volume commentary by E.J. Young, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

The Messianic Hope, by Dr. Arthur Kac, Baker Book House

To see quotations from ancient rabbinic sources that interpret Isaiah 53 as referring to Messiah click here.

To see why Isaiah 53 cannot refer to Israel, and who it must be, click here.

To learn about the curious idea of the Leper-Messiah click here.

To learn about the "Two-Messiah" theory of some rabbinic thinkers click here.

To learn about how you can develop a relationship with the Suffering Servant.

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